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The £250 million child health fund would be paid for by halving the amount the NHS spends on management consultants each year, Labour claimed.

The money would be used to expand the public health workforce and help with promotional schemes.

Children and junk food

Ms Blackwood said: "Reducing childhood obesity is vital. That's why the public health watchdog says that the childhood obesity plan we've put in place is the most ambitious in the world, and why we have one of the strictest TV advertising regimes of any country.

"But the truth is that families deserve more than unfunded promises from Jeremy Corbyn. We spent £3.4 billion on public health programmes last year - that can only be funded by a strong economy which Corbyn would risk with his nonsensical economic ideas."

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Elsewhere on the campaign trail ahead of the June 8 vote, Ukip leader Paul Nuttall will be setting out his immigration policy, expected to include a "one in, one out" pledge to cut net migration to zero as he seeks to rebuild his party's support following the local election mauling.

Tim Farron will be on board the Liberal Democrat battle bus as it heads to Scotland, seeking to win over voters who oppose both Brexit and Scottish independence.